Orlando Johnson Named to Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American Team

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Junior guard Orlando
Johnson, who led UC Santa Barbara to its second straight Big West
Tournament championship and its second straight NCAA Tournament
appearance, has been named to the Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American
Team for the second time, CollegeInsider.com announced Friday.

Johnson, who averaged 21.1 points per game and set a UCSB record
with 674 points in 2010-11, was selected the Most Valuable Player
of the Big West Tournament after guiding the Gauchos to consecutive
wins over Pacific, Cal State Northridge and Long Beach State.
Entering the tournament, Santa Barbara was 0-2 against each of its
three opponents, but Johnson scored 85 points in the three games,
making 66.7% of his three-point attempts in the process, to give
his team its second straight title.

In addition to the Mid-Major All-American honor and the Big West
Tournament MVP award, Johnson was named First Team All-Big West and
First Team NABC All-District 9.

"Any honor that Orlando is given is well-deserved," commented
UCSB head coach Bob Williams. "He works so hard and has been such a
great part of our program, I am so happy for him."

A native of Seaside, Calif., Johnson scored 21 points in the
Gauchos' loss to Florida in the Second Round of the NCAA
Tournament. If he chooses to return for his senior season, he could
easily become UCSB's all-time leading scorer despite playing his
freshman season at Loyola Marymount.